John Grant Quotes
I was so ashamed of who I was. And I also felt like an outcast in gay society as well because I wasn't good-looking enough; my body wasn't good enough.
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Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
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Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.
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A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.
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I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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Modesty is good. But not when it comes at the cost of honesty.
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Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend.
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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The 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves.
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Society doesn't like to deal with death, but it is a natural part of living.
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I love a good Dorothy L. Sayers.
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Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
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Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday multiculturalism', and how people from diverse faiths can connect and show they care, rather than go down parallel, sometimes hostile, roads.
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As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.
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I think that a lot of kids today focus on impressing each other. And while that's really nice, you also have to think about your future, about getting into a good school.
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A lot of people put pressure on me, but I don't think I feel that type of pressure. It is more of a good thing that people are trying to do that.
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I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
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The Ewoks were definitely a challenge of writing 'The Jedi Doth Return.' After having done so many things with characters who don't speak English, how was I going to make them stand out? Jedi is also rich with emotional material, particularly Darth Vader's transformation from the dark side back to the good.
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Of course I know my characters are unlikable sometimes or have prejudices. It's not as if I'm thinking they're so endearing all the time. I guess it's much more interesting to me to write someone who is a combination of good and bad qualities because that's what people are like in real life.
Curtis Sittenfeld -
I don't think anything's underground anymore. And I think that's a good thing. Everything is up for grabs.
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I don't believe that the problems in the VA are necessarily about money. When I look back over the problems of the VA over the past decade, this is fundamentally a system that hasn't kept up with modernization in the way that the rest of health care in the private sector has.
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I was so ashamed of who I was. And I also felt like an outcast in gay society as well because I wasn't good-looking enough; my body wasn't good enough.
